OnePlus 2 will soon be available without invites

It has been over a month since OnePlus 2 became available for purchase, but the invite system has kept many a buy away from the handset. The company also realizes the issues buyers have been facing in getting their hands on the popular device, and chairman Carl Pei has issued an apology for the same.

On the official OnePlus forum, Pei apologized for the delay, not only to the brand's fans but also to its partners and its own team.
More importantly, Pei wrote that the company has held discussions on how to make up for the delay in shipping. One of the ideas discussed by them is to hold an open sale where buyers will not require an invite to order a unit of OnePlus 2.

But there's a catch. OnePlus 2 will be up for sale a pretty short time - just one hour. This window will likely be short to meet the pent up demand for the smartphone. This will be a global affair, so buyers in India may have to compete with millions of prospective buyers to get their hands on a unit.

Pei said the company has not yet finalized when the event will be held, writing "We will need to look into production and operations to determine when this is most feasible." He added that it will likely hold the open sale either in late September or early October.

OnePlus 2 features a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920x1080p) IPS LCD In-Cell display that the company says is brighter than that of last year's model. Below the display is hardware button that houses a fingerprint scanner and can save up to five fingerprints.

The smartphone runs on OxygenOS, based on the latest Android version Lollipop 5.1. It is the first device to ship with OnePlus' own operating system out of the box. This dual-sim smartphone is powered by 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, which is the fastest processor on the market right now. It sports a 13MP rear camera with a 1.3-micron sensor, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, and Optical Image Stabilization system; on the front is a 5MP selfie camera.

OnePlus 2 packs a 3,300mAh that is approximately 10% bigger than the 3,100mAh battery of the original model. On the connectivity front, it supports 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and A-GPS. Other than the company's classic Sandstone Black back cover, OnePlus 2 will also have option of StyleSwap covers namely, Bamboo, Black Apricot, Rosewood and Kevlar.

The 64GB OnePlus 2 is available for purchase in India with an invite exclusively on Amazon at Rs 24,999. The 16GB OnePlus 2 with 3GB LPPDR4 RAM will be available later this year.